Wednesday, March 7, 2012

KONY 2012

I have for years had an overwhelming heart for Africa and the battles there. I am not sure why or what to do about it, but I believe God has placed it there. I pray for the people there and have such a heavy heart over the incredible atrocities that take place in so many of the countries there. The events and actions so many people there have to go through or have had to go through is beyond my belief. I wanted to share this video that I saw a couple people share on Facebook today. The goal of this video KONY 2012 is to make Joseph Kony known. To make his crimes known. Joseph Kony is the leader of a group known as the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army). They abduct young boys and force them to fight and kill and maim. They abduct young girls and force them into a sexual slavery. The goal is to bring him to justice and to save this army of invisible children. The video is about 30 minutes long. I know it's kind of long, but how long did you scroll through Facebook today? How much time did you waste watching some crazy reality show that you had never seen before, but got sucked in to? Please take the time to watch and to learn and to hopefully be moved to action. These are rights we should fight for. We may live in different continents and countries. We may have different governments or beliefs or ways of life. We are all humans. We all deserve to have the ability to receive an education. We deserve to feel like we can keep our children save. Our children should be able to be children. We should stand up for those who can not stand up for themselves. The narrator and producer of the film said at one point in reference to atrocities in the past, "We cared but didn't know what to do - too often we did nothing." We can't afford to do nothing. There has to be something.

Check out KONY 2012 to sign a pledge and receive other information. Be informed about what is happening in our world. Because it is our world. We are all creatures of God and we need to show the love and compassion that God has shown us to others. We need to stand united and make a difference. It is possible. We can't know and do nothing. What happens if one day that same war is at our doorstep? Who will fight for us? We will want our prayers and our cries to God answered. We need to be that answer now for those who need us. Pray for these people. Pray for change.

2 comments:

great that you wrote about this, amber. i just watched the video and then posted it to my FB - i, too, think it's so important that others know about this, that horrible things are happening to people which we can't even begin to imagine. makes all the other things, political or not, that people complain about seem insignificant.